Day 22 Thirsk, York

May 11. The Howler Monkeys wake us up on cue at 6:00. It's off to York today. We cross the Scottish border in a bit of a drizzle and high winds. Hadrian's wall was built to keep the Picts out of Roman occupied Anglia. There isn't much left of the wall but enough to give a sense of the achievement for its time and also the technological advantage the Romans possessed. After Hadrian's wall we stop for lunch in Thirsk. A nice surprise is St. Mary's church dating back to 1480. A couple of nice pubs too in the town square. York is a wonderful walled city. Vehicular traffic is limited inside the walls and the Minster is very impressive. We have plenty of time to walk the streets and visit the Minster. Route Map